The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-09
The JACKSON TRAGEDY.
THE EXAMINATION OF WIT.
NEsSES CONTINUED.
All the Evidence in With the Rxcep-
tioa OF That OF Thomas
Hardy.
HON. JOHN M. ALLEN WILL OPEN
FOR THE STATE TODAY.
A Day and a Half Will be Allowed
for Arguments Col. Hamil.
ton Serenaded.
ESPECIAL TO THE APrEAL.I

lsfHoIAL TO THE APrKAL.l
JACKSON, MISS, June 8.-The hear
ing OF the Hamilton -GsmbIell case
was resumed at 8 o'clock this morn
ing before Chancellor Peyton, with q
large crowd in attendance.
was introduced by the defense, and
said: Albrecht and l we're about to 90
into partnership in the butcher bust
ness, and were arranging with Col.
Hamilton for a pasture. l told AL.
brecht to see Col. Hamilton the night
OF the killing about the pasture.
ISAAC THOMAS,
introduced by the defense, said: l
live In Jackson when at home. In the
last few days have been to Vicksburg
and Greenwood. Came in on the &C.
commodation tram from Vicks'
burg yesterday evening, Was in
Jackson on the night Of the homi-
eide. Live in South Jackson.
Went to West Jackson night Of homi-
eide thinking fremen's excursion was
coming in. When l came from West
Jackson that night came up Capitol
street by way OF iron bridge. l crossed
the iron bridge on plank walk on
north side. Saw man standing on
north sidewalk OF bridge, some eight
or ten feet east OF post near northwest
corner OF bridge. The man was neither
Hamilton, Albrecht or Figures. /
went round the nan, farming on the
msin bridge 10 the right of the man,
and after passing him went back to
north sidewalk. / heard carriage
coming behind me, and after l had got
back to the foot bridge heard
a pistol FIRE behind me. l
looked around and soon sec
ond shot was fred, when l
saw buggy and man right at the
buggy, but can't say whether he got
out OF the buggy or not. He was not
there before the buggy came up. The
sidewalk, the fash going toward Nc
Donnell's foundry. Then the horse
made lunge and great noise on the
bridge. Az soon as this shot, second
| shot, was fred ran from the scene
and paid no further attention to the
difficulty except to get out Of danger.
did not stop running until / reached
opposite the Governors mansion.
Gross examination-I went directly
home and remained there all nient.
The next morning, about 5 o'clock, l
left home and took the YaEoo Miss.
Valley train for Greenwood. Did not
speak to anyone about the affair oil
the night before in Jackson either the
night OF the killing nor the next morn
ing. Did not see nor tell Joe
Beatty nor VIM. Winter the nexl
morning about the affair. l went Il
Greenwood and went to my work or
the railroad. Mr.. Terry was my sec
ton boss. Mr.. Scott Evans tele-
graphed pass for me to come dowr
Sunday with the conductor on No
l3. told them that did not wan
, it. came down Monday morning q
i. far as Tchuls. presented the pass
, the conductor and he tore it up.
come on foot from Tchuls. Witnes
gave q history Of his trip down, stat
ing the points he reached and stsid al
, night fiom day to day, reaching hi
fathers, at 8. l.. Davidson's, nea
-, Jackson, Tuesday night, having agaiI
l taken the train at Flora, riding on
4 fat car to Annie Station, Ave mile
r from Jackson. l got left over a
q Tchula and walked from there t
. Flora because | mad no money, AM
Q from Flora to Annis beat the col
= ductor out of the ride. Went I
Q Lich's Wednesday and came to Jack
:, son Thursday and met the pay CT
y and received my pay and wen
n to Vicksburg that evening, whore
o remained until yesterday, stayin
q with my aunt, Caroline Smith. / can
ont with my brother.in-law. l WI
informed by the city marshal
n Vicksburg that was wanted here
a a witness, aud he asked me- If hs
~ not been subpenaed ss witnes
A aud l told him that l had not. Whe
- Ia Vicksburg l was working for d
y ierent persons. / worked mostly
r. the elevator at the wharf boat at
" cents an hour, working there of a.
= on during several days. Mr.. Gam
" bell was the boss; worked for hi
ID and for the wharf boat as boats wou
ID come in / would be employed by d
% mate or some one on the boat at &
:. wharf boat. Did not come in on t
a" Y zoo train the day before yesterds
&c When / was at my fathers / told N
re 8. L. Davidson what 1 saw t
IT. night Of the homicide. be
"A he relates as having told Dsvids
iu in substance what he related on dirt
ay examination. Davidson told me Il
be l ought to come and tell it, 81
or there Was no use in nv doing SO
= lees 1 was summoned. / was told
- Jack Williams that Col. Hamilton b
90 received q dispatch that l KIN
I'm something about the killing, and
". wanted me to come down and
- them know what l knew about
~ Had no conversation with any Of
Gu conductors about the matter. l
on have one with Mr.. Bill Blount;
law not tell Blount that l saw a n
~. standing about the center OF
hi' iron bridge. / don't remem
his to have told Blount that
x. man said "Halt" or "Halloo" to I
elf nor that l heard = conversat
80 ss with someone under the bird
po Nor that did not see carriage on
OFT bridge, nor that the only csrriaG
nit saw was one with q pair of soi
a horses, coming down from towards
i,o Capitol, and halt and turn b
ipk before 1t reached the bridge. I
lrst Fields, q fireman on the re
ave what l have told here. / never
cnu Eubanks before now. did not
enough attention to the man to rel
Mia him now. / did not intend to
that the man was not Eubsnks
H. said that l did not know MIR. EubaI
~, cannot ssy that the man was
nd Eubauks. l say that 1t was not
nm ures, Abrecht or Hamilton, 10
- know them we'll. / could tell Il
AZ his appearance that 1t was Deithe
,;Iv them. The man was wall
nv slowly back and forth, as If wal
ore for somebody. Did not notice his
,Iiv nor clothes. First saw tie man "
20 l reached HeAphey's store. Do
ivs remember whether Heaphey's 81
~ was closed or not, as l paid no at